Emmorey, Karen. <br/><br/>
Language, cognition, and the brain :  insights from sign language research / 
Karen Emmorey. 
 - Mahwah, N.J. :  Lawrence Erlbaum Associates,  c2002. 
 - xvii, 383 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-362) and indexes. 
<br/><br/>Preface. Introduction. The Structure of American Sign Language: Linguistic Universals and Modality Effects. The Confluence of Language and Space. Psycholinguistic Studies of Sign Perception, Online Processing, and Production. Sign Language Acquisition. The Critical Period Hypothesis and the Effects of Late Language Acquisition. Memory for Sign Language: Implications for the Structure of Working Memory. The Impact of Sign Language Use on Visuospatial Cognition. Sign Language and the Brain. Appendices: Handshapes in American Sign Language. Linguistic Distinctions Among Communication Forms in Nicaragua. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0805833986 (alk. paper) 0805833994 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2001031551 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sign language.<br/>Language acquisition.<br/>Biolinguistics.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>P117  / .E46 2002 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>419 EMM